Windmill Pond Fishing Guide, Lumsden, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  This water sits in Lumsden, Newfoundland and Labrador. Salt water lies 4.4 km off. At about 78 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The shoreline runs about 12 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Newfoundland and Labrador listings. For a base, New-Wes-Valley sits 13 km out. Further out sit Centreville-Wareham-Trinity (35 km) and Fogo Island (65 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Windmill Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The tide is the timetable on this water; two hours either side of the change usually fish hardest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Lumsden include Atlantic cod and American eel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Windmill Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -9°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Windmill Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Powder Hill Pond, 10 km out. Check the position at Windmill Pond before loading the car.